Saturday, May 18th, 2013
The carefully hatched plot unraveled faster than a bad movie. But it started “well”. First the congress naively adopted the agenda. This agenda called for the dissolution of the federal bureau effectively placing the control and direction of the congress in a “Presidium” headed by...
Saturday, May 11th, 2013
By Madu Chikwendu At about 12 midnight on Sunday May 5, 2013 Malian filmmaker and one time Minister of Culture in Mali, Cheick Oumar Sissoko, was pronounced the new secretary general of Federation Pan African Des Cineastes (FEPACI), otherwise known as Federation of Pan African Filmmakers....
Saturday, May 4th, 2013
By Madu Chikwendu Failure is an orphan and success has many cousins. This is an English adage, but when transplanted to Africa and Nigeria in particular, where you are your “brother’s keeper” (take it or leave it), then you can imagine the number of relations Brand...
Saturday, April 27th, 2013
By Madu Chikwendu The African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) has come and gone but the ripples will be felt for some time. What is the highlight of the event? Could be the movement of the trophy for best actress to Florence Masebe of South Africa. Or...
Saturday, April 13th, 2013
Where does the right of a stakeholder to attend an event begin and end? When does a guild head become a busybody and gatecrasher? Nollywood has literally been boiling since March 27 when selected leaders of the industry were denied access to a forum on distribution...
Saturday, March 30th, 2013
By Madu Chikwendu What could have deluded me into thinking that something as massive as N3billion can be discussed in one story? Historians always talk about the 19th century European scramble for Africa. Incidentally, with the ceding of the Bakassi Peninsula the after effects of that...
Saturday, March 23rd, 2013
Madu Chikwendu Email: madu@maduc.org SMS 08055402164 The images are glittering: beautiful women, dark husky men in fitted suits and flowing robes. Tales of the new jet set soirees in France, weddings in Paris, wining and dining with the high and mighty exotic cars...
Saturday, March 9th, 2013
Madu Chikwendu In the hey days of Filmmakers Cooperative of Nigeria (FCON) producer/director Obi Madubuogwu marveled at the quality of the members that he declared “before producers used to speak only English without money, now there is English and there is money.” In the past we...
Saturday, March 2nd, 2013
Ben Affleck did not make history just for wining an Oscar last Sunday. He had previously won the Academy Award for original screenplay fro writing Good Will Hunting in 1997 with Matt Damon. But he made history last Sunday at the 85th Oscars for producing...
Saturday, February 23rd, 2013
“We are surprised to find out that the Lagos Internal Revenue Service actually endorsed Darey’s event that paid Kim Kardashian $500,000. Banks and Nigerian Breweries don’t see anything wrong in bankrolling the event that pays ‘brainless’ celebrities $.5m but will not sponsor a school drama...
Saturday, February 16th, 2013
Madu Chikwendu The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) has come and gone but I know that Nigeria will continue to savor the sweet taste of victory for weeks, if not months to come. The world waits breathlessly for the World Cup, Olympics, AFCON and any...
Saturday, February 9th, 2013
Madu Chikwendu The original idea was to quickly review the film policy but I had to break the chain last week to contribute to the debate about SGF Anyim Pius Anyim and the Nollywood parley. Established by decree no 61 0f 1978 the statutory functions...
Saturday, February 2nd, 2013
Madu Chikwendu I regret that I must interrupt my “regular broadcast”…the three-part analysis of the national film policy to comment on the latest sleaze in Nollywood – the wanton sharing of “Thank You” envelopes at parleys between Nollywood and government officials. Two events had set...
Saturday, January 26th, 2013
Madu Chikwendu Sometime in 2012 at the Oceanview Restaurant, Lagos, where the Special Adviser (SA) to the President on Strategy and Documentation, Oronto Douglas, hosted the crème de la crème of Nollywood, journalists and culture activists, Shaibu Hussein, pointedly asked the SA why President Goodluck...
Saturday, January 19th, 2013
With Madu Chikwendu, madu@maduc.org Has Actress Patience Ozokwor truly formed another actors’ guild in Asaba the production hub of Nollywood? Could it be true that the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has finally splintered? Informed sources say that the star actress has formed another actor’s...
